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I hear that a ship lately arrived stopped at Queenstown on its passage out, and
then and there picked up thirty- five girls out of the Reformatory. Their
conduct on board was described as rowdy.

Otago Witness May 9 1874 pg 17
Did 33 of the female immigrants by the Asia hail from the Reformatory at
Queenstown, or did they not? Officers and and passengers declare that the
ship did lie off Queenstown Harbour, and that then and there 33 girls were
shipped from the Reformatory. The conduct of the Asia's immigrants since
landed has been simply disgraceful. From the drunken swarms of ruffians
round the hotel opposite the Barracks to the other end of the city, the
place has been full of the worst-looking lot of new chums that have been
landed here for the last ten years.

Lyttelton, April 27th
The ship Mallard has arrived, 126 days out from London; also the Rakaia,
86 days from Plymouth - with 504 immigrants,
ten saloon and three second-class passengers. The deaths of six children are
reported. Both vessels are chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company.

Arrival: Bluff, April 27th
The s.s Omeo, 605 tons, Captain Calder, left Melbourne at 3 p.m.
on the 21st, and arrived at the Bluff at 8 this morning. She brings 452 tons
cargo, 35 horses, 26 saloon and 27 steerage passengers for all ports. Her cargo,
233 tons and 35 horses are for Dunedin, for which port the Omeo sails
to-night.

Wellington, April 30th.
A ship, signaled coming up the harbour is either the Golden Sea or
Wemmington, with immigrants.

May 4th
Eleven of the crew of the Golden Sea breached the cargo while the vessel was
lying in quarantine and became intoxicated and mutinous. The captain fired his
revolver at one of them, but did not wound him. The Lona took over
a detachment of armed Constabulary, and the mutineers were taken into custody
and brought before the Police Court and remained till tomorrow morning.

May 6th
A fresh case of scarlatina has broken out amongst the Golden Sea's
immigrants. The case has been isolated.

Auckland April 30th
Sixty of the Dorette's immigrants proceeded to Poverty Bay by the
Pretty Jane this evening under engagement. As many more are
required, but cannot be got.

The good ship Margaret Galbraith left for London on Monday. She is the
thirteen wool ship of the season, and took a full cargo including fern roots,
2000 bales wool, 4669 bags wheat, 101 casks tallow, 276 bags flour, 1345 cases
preserved meats, 14 bales skins.

Charles Decimus Barraud (1822-1897) at age 27
arrived at Wellington on 20 August 1849 in the "Pilgrim" with his wife.
He was a noted watercolourist and was a founder of the NZ Academy of Fine Arts.
Barraud's work reached a wide audience with the reproduction in 1877 of thirty
paintings in his book 'New Zealand: Graphic and Descriptive.' Barraud
died in Wellington on 26 December 1897 and was buried in the Bolton Street
cemetery, after a service in Old St Paul's Church in Mulgrave Street,
Wellington. He painted the illuminated texts which adorn the nave.